NFF and AHBIC webinar – pollination planning post-Varroa mite

Join the webinar: Planning pollination post-varroa

Varroa mite is now established across Australia’s eastern states, and the feral bees that many crops have relied on are disappearing. For growers, pollination has shifted from a free service to a managed input — and the time to plan is now.

Join the NFF Horticulture Council and the Australian Honeybee Industry Council (AHBIC) for a free, practical webinar built for growers.

When

• Wednesday 5 August
• 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm AEST

What to expect

Hear directly from working apiarists and industry experts, with time for your questions, and walk away knowing:

• where Varroa is now – how far it’s spread, which regions are affected, and what it means for the crops and pollination growers depend on
• how to secure hives, structure pollination agreements, and budget for rising costs
• what you can do on-farm to protect hive health and lock in pollination security, season after season.

Whether you grow avocados, almonds, apples, berries or anything in between – if your crop is better with bees than without, this session is for you.

Register

Register for the webinar here

Can’t make it live?

Register anyway, and you’ll receive a link to the recording.

This article appears as part of the 31 July 2026 issue of Guacamole, our e-Newsletter.